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Reviews of Link House

4 out of 5
Link House
Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick, Cockermouth, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 40 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hosts Peter & Katie were great & made us feel really welcome. Breakfast was lovely and sufficient portion sizes. Our room was clean & comfortable with a hillside view. Would recommend this lovely B & B.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Pete on 2 Jul 2023
Hi BillyThank so much for your great review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay!Best wishesPete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful stay, highly recommended.
What a delightful stay. Very comfortable room in a quiet and beautiful location. We could not have asked for better hosts than Pete & Katie, who were very welcoming. Delicious fully cooked breakfast and parking included. Excellent value and highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Pete on 11 Oct 2022
Hi Rachel and KerryThanks so much for your great review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay! It was a pleasure to meet you both and we hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.Best wishesKatie and Pete

10/10 Excellent

Raquel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pete and Katie are really nice. They will help with ideas on what to do and how to get to places. They make the place really homely and made me feel very welcome when I arrived. The room was really clean and the area really beautiful and quiet. Very relaxing. Thanks Katie and Pete
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Pete on 6 Oct 2022
Hi RaquelThank you for this very kind review. It was a pleasure to meet you and we are so pleased you were able to explore the local area.Best wishesPete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay
We had a fantastic 2 night stay here. The couple who own it are lovely and very friendly. The room was a good size, clean, bright & airy and we had a beautiful view looking out towards the mountains. Breakfast was amazing. Nothing was too much trouble for this couple.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Pete on 6 Oct 2022
Hi PaulineThanks so much for this excellent review and photos! It was a pleasure to meet you both and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay.Best wishesPete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Sian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can’t recommend enough, excellent stay, amazing breakfast, perfect hosts great place for a peaceful stay. Thank you Katie and Pete.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Pete on 22 Sept 2021
Hi Sian Thanks so much for your great review! It was a pleasure to meet you both and we look forward to seeing you again in November. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely 2 night stay at this property and we could not fault anything, the views from the property are amazing and Pete and Katie are the most welcoming hosts offering lovely clean rooms with a great selection of drinks in the room and a great breakfast each day. We will be back to stay again very soon
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Great Welcome to the Lakes
Weather great, hosts amazing, great breakfast and guest house beautiful. Thanks Pete and Katie
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Pete on 31 Aug 2021
Hi Gordon Thanks so much for your great review and we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay! Best wishes Pete and Katie

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hosts, delicious breakfast, lovely stay
We had a lovely stay, Pete and Katie were very friendly and the house is beautiful. The room was clean and comfortable with everything we needed and in the mornings we enjoyed delicious breakfasts with a beautiful view. We chose to stay at Link House as we were going to the Lakes Distillery and it is easily walkable from the guest house. It’s a little too far away from Keswick or cockermouth to walk into town for dinner but if you don’t want to drive there is the x5 bus which we used to go to Keswick and it stops right outside the guesthouse.
The room
The view from the breakfast table
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Pete on 21 Jul 2021
Hi Natalie Thanks for your very positive review and photos. We are so glad you enjoyed enjoyed your view from the breakfast room! Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Pete on 25 Jun 2021
Hi Linda Thanks for your great review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Hamish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Pete on 28 Oct 2020
Hi Hamish Thanks you so much for your excellent review. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you both and we are glad you enjoyed your stay! Best wishes Pete and Katie

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very friendly stay
Lovely, helpful and friendly hosts. Very quiet location with a great bus service that stops right outside. Breakfast very tasty. Unfortunately bed was a bit hard for our liking. But overall a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and freindly
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Pete on 8 Aug 2020
Thank you so much Andrew for your really kind reviews. It was a pleasure having you both stay with us and we look forward to meeting you both again soon. Best wishes, Pete & Katie.

10/10 Excellent

Stein

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Stein

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Pete and Katie on 5 Dec 2019
Hi Thank you for your review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Pete and Katie on 14 Sept 2019
Hi Thanks for your very positive score and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A walking holiday in the Lakes, Link House proved an excellent base with friendly and helpful service and great local dining options too.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Pete on 4 Sept 2019
Hi Craig and thank you for your kind feedback. It was a pleasure having you and your son stay with us and we look forward to the time you can spend more time exploring some of the fantastic Northern Fells. Best wishes, Pete & Katie.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Pete and Katie on 25 Aug 2019
Thanks so much for your very positive score, We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view. Hosts lovely. Breakfast great. Location was good
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Pete and Katie on 17 Jul 2019
Hi Thank you s much for the great review - we really appreciate it. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend Break
Beautiful Bed & Breakfast in the Bassenthwaite / Keswick area. Comfy beds, nice & quiet with a great choice for breakfast. Pete & Katie were lovely welcoming hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Link House on 1 May 2019
Hi Alison Thank you so much for your great review! It was a pleasure to meet you both and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Link House on 21 Apr 2019
Hi Thank you so much for your great review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B
Lovely B&B near to Bassenthwaite Lake and the new Lakes Distillery. With a frequent bus route and good access to the A66 it is very easy to get around the Lakes from the Link House. We were down for a mid-week break and were made to feel very welcome by Peter and Katie. Our room was spacious and clean with views across to Skiddaw. A good selection for every taste at breakfast. Within walking distance is the Pheasant Inn if you don't want to drive for Lunch/Dinner which has a very good menu. Overall we were very happy with our stay. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Link House on 31 Mar 2019
Hi Daniel Thank you so much for the great review. It was a pleasure to meet you both and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hosts
Katie and Pete were lovely hosts, and looked after me really well. They were full of helpful suggestions of where to go even though it was snowing/sleeting/raining!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Link House on 28 Mar 2019
Hi Keith Thanks so much for your lovely review! Apologies for the late reply we have only just seen this. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 24 Oct 2018
Thanks for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, BD22

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely guest house
Last minute booking and more than happy with my stay - hosts Pete and Katie couldn't do enough for me and I felt very welcome. I ordered poached eggs on toast for breakfast and they were absolutely perfect - its the small touches that make the difference.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 26 Sept 2018
Hi Jackie Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and hope you have the opportunity to return in the future. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners Pete and Katie are very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent. Bedroom very comfortable and well appointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 22 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for your ind review.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect getaway with beautiful view
My husband and I had an absolutely wonderful experience. Pete and Katie gave us a 5 Star Hotel treatment. Their place was immaculately clean, comfortable and cozy. They gave us very good local recommendation for walks and drives. Couldn’t ask for more. Must stay at least 2-3 nights to have a good experience there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 22 Jul 2018
Hi Jennifer Thanks so much for your very kind review and apologies for the delay in responding - we have only just seen it! It was pleasure to meet you both and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Thank you as well for the photos of breakfast, although the last one of a building is not of our B and B - it must one of the another places you visited! Thank you again! Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Victoria, Bolton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little gem.
Great place, very handy for the lakes distillery. Lovely hosts, spotless, fab breakfast, everything you need provided. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 1 May 2018
Hi Victoria Thank you so much for your very kind review! It was a pleasure to meet you both and we look forward to seeing you again soon. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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excellent - good value and friendly proprieters
Response from Link House on 16 Apr 2018
Hi Thank you for your review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm Welcome and a Lovely stay
a most enjoyable stay with excellent hosts and a marvellous vegetarian breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 11 Apr 2018
Hi Thanks for your great review and we are glad you enoyed your stay! Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Darren, Cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, good location
Very pleasant and helpful hosts. Hotel was very good standard and comfortable. Would go back again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 20 Mar 2018
Hi Darren Thank you so much for your very positive review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and hope you are able to visit us soon. Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Stayed here for one night only. Will definetly go back just for the breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 1 Mar 2018
Hi Thank you so much for the great review - we would be delighted to see you again. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loveky B&B in a beautiful location
Great place to stay with fantastic hosts, will definitely stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 1 Mar 2018
Hi Michelle Sorry for the delay - we have only just seen this! Thank you so much for the loveley review and we would be delighted to see you again. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must stay
This is an excellent hotel nothing could have made our stay better. Totally recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Hi Elaine Thank you so much for your kind review. It was a pleasure meeting you both and we are so glad you enjoyed your stay! Best wishes Pete and Katie

10/10 Excellent

Alan, Darlington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice B&B near Keswick and Cockermouth
Very good B&B. Pete and Katie are excellent hosts. Breakfast was very good with a variety of food to get your day started. We were made to feel very welcome. There are good views and we were in easy travelling distance to both Cockermouth and Keswick.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Pete on 28 Nov 2017
Thank you Alan for your kind comments which we really appreciate. Hope you get the opportunity to visit us again sometime as it was a real pleasure having you stay with us. Best wishes, Pete & Katie

10/10 Excellent

MR LESLIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Memories.
Good to stay again at Link house, to the place we stayed for our Honeymoon 49 years ago, enjoyed the stay, breakfast food, relaxation and the hospitality and friendliness of Pete and Katie.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We really enjoyed meeting you both and sharing your memories of Link House! We would be delighted to see you again. Best wishes Pete and Katie

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Pete and Katie on 20 Aug 2018
Anonymous but out of a process of elimination we do know who this is.Unfortunately one of these two guests was the rudest person we have ever had the misfortune to host in our house. We cannot comment on what she didn't like as all she did was glare at us, ignoring all attempts to communicate with her. We would respectively ask that prospective guests look at the many other reviews across various sites to obtain an accurate view of Link House.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort